ACROSS
1 - Sailor provided following list of charges (6) - TARIFF {TAR}{IF}{F} 'F' from following as per Chambers.
4 - Unprepared, out of form defender (3,5) - OFF GUARD {OFF} {GUARD}
9 - Think logically about a disciple (6) - REASON {RE}{A}{SON}
10 - Shoot a destructive animal in a place on the Danube (8) - BUDAPEST {BUD}{A}{PEST}
12 - Soldier to leave Royal Artillery by end of August (6,3) - DESERT RAT {DESERT} {RA}{T}
13 - Two conclude second of diamonds must be discarded (5) - DEUCE DEdUCE
14 - They may be rung after a match (7,5) - WEDDING BELLS [CD]
18 - Piece of music from Monteverdi - it's orchestrated (12) - DIVERTIMENTO {MONTEVERDI+IT}*
21 - One visiting clubs wearing good topper? (5) - ICING {I}{C}{IN}{G}
22 - Couple hold up director (9) - HITCHCOCK {HITCH}{COCK}
24 - Companion has forty winks, audibly, after second drink (8) - SCHNAPPS {S}{CH}{NAPPS}(~naps)
25 - Key article about king in dock (6) - MARINA {MA{R}IN}{A}
26 - Mental view of yes men I'd sacked (5,3) - MINDS EYE*
27 - Pelted in street by only daughter (6) - STONED {ST}{ONE}{D}
DOWN
1 - Refuse to become depressed (4,4) - TURN DOWN [DD]
2 - Piece of music playing in spa/hydro (8) - RHAPSODY*
3 - Stump in ground (5) - FLOOR [DD]
5 - The press article supporting quartet, say (6,6) - FOURTH ESTATE {FOUR}{TH E}{STATE}
6 - Chief to harshly criticise bridge contract (5,4) - GRAND SLAM {GRAND} {SLAM}
7 - A place where event is held, broad tree-lined street (6) - AVENUE {A}{VENUE}
8 - How could I appear in the other case? (6) - DOTTED [CD] My COD
11 - Set off mildly drunk, and aggressively belligerent in attitude (7-5) - TRIGGER-HAPPY {TRIGGER}-{HAPPY}
15 - Muscovite lives in Georgia's capital with girl (9) - ISINGLASS {IS)(IN}{G}{LASS}
16 - Going home ahead of former Poet Laureate (2,6) - IN MOTION {IN} {MOTION}
17 - Weed garden in US naval establishment (8) - DOCKYARD {DOCK}{YARD} Why US, when 'Dockyard' is common to Naval Establishments all over the world?
19 - Lower price of Chinese dish (3,3) - DIM SUM {DIM} {SUM}
20 - Almost tipped drink over husband's leg (4,2) - NIGH ON {NIG<-}{H} {ON}
23 - Enthusiasm shown in the article (5) - HEART [T]
1 - Sailor provided following list of charges (6) - TARIFF {TAR}{IF}{F} 'F' from following as per Chambers.
4 - Unprepared, out of form defender (3,5) - OFF GUARD {OFF} {GUARD}
9 - Think logically about a disciple (6) - REASON {RE}{A}{SON}
10 - Shoot a destructive animal in a place on the Danube (8) - BUDAPEST {BUD}{A}{PEST}
12 - Soldier to leave Royal Artillery by end of August (6,3) - DESERT RAT {DESERT} {RA}{T}
14 - They may be rung after a match (7,5) - WEDDING BELLS [CD]
18 - Piece of music from Monteverdi - it's orchestrated (12) - DIVERTIMENTO {MONTEVERDI+IT}*
21 - One visiting clubs wearing good topper? (5) - ICING {I}{C}{IN}{G}
22 - Couple hold up director (9) - HITCHCOCK {HITCH}{COCK}
25 - Key article about king in dock (6) - MARINA {MA{R}IN}{A}
26 - Mental view of yes men I'd sacked (5,3) - MINDS EYE*
27 - Pelted in street by only daughter (6) - STONED {ST}{ONE}{D}
DOWN
1 - Refuse to become depressed (4,4) - TURN DOWN [DD]
2 - Piece of music playing in spa/hydro (8) - RHAPSODY*
3 - Stump in ground (5) - FLOOR [DD]
5 - The press article supporting quartet, say (6,6) - FOURTH ESTATE {FOUR}{TH E}{STATE}
6 - Chief to harshly criticise bridge contract (5,4) - GRAND SLAM {GRAND} {SLAM}
7 - A place where event is held, broad tree-lined street (6) - AVENUE {A}{VENUE}
8 - How could I appear in the other case? (6) - DOTTED [CD] My COD
11 - Set off mildly drunk, and aggressively belligerent in attitude (7-5) - TRIGGER-HAPPY {TRIGGER}-{HAPPY}
16 - Going home ahead of former Poet Laureate (2,6) - IN MOTION {IN} {MOTION}
17 - Weed garden in US naval establishment (8) - DOCKYARD {DOCK}{YARD} Why US, when 'Dockyard' is common to Naval Establishments all over the world?
19 - Lower price of Chinese dish (3,3) - DIM SUM {DIM} {SUM}
23 - Enthusiasm shown in the article (5) - HEART [T]
17 - Weed garden in US naval establishment (8) - DOCKYARD {DOCK}{YARD} Why US, when 'Dockyard' is common to Naval Establishments all over the world?
ReplyDeleteThe US indicator is for the garden.
Yard (n) : • N. Amer. the garden of a house.
Bhavan has anticipated me. I was going to say "in garden" qualified 'yard' rather than 'naval establishment'.
ReplyDeleteI am not able to follow 8D-"dotted". Can someone explain?
ReplyDeleteI in lower case is dotted
ReplyDelete7 - A place where event is held, broad tree-lined street (6) - AVENUE
ReplyDeleteBangalore's own Avenue Road ;-)
Tautology?
Kishore
ReplyDeleteI have had the pleasure of walking, yes, walking along Avenue Road in Toronto.
Agree on 17D, Garden = English, yard = American.
ReplyDelete8D had me in all of a dither, which is what I put down.
Good stuff.
CV,1116,
ReplyDeleteI shall endeavour to follow your illustrious footsteps.
Mario 'Sardessai' Miranda,probably the best known Konkani personality, has just flown from Loutolim. RIP.
ReplyDeleteAdeus, Patrão.
Remembering Ms Fonseca and Rajni Nimbupani and the famous polka dot dress that was a part of TOI, ET and IWOI for decades.
Sad to hear of the demise of Mario.
ReplyDeleteNews is also to hand from today's NIE that a colleague of mine in Indian Express has passed away.
May their souls rest in peace.
Kishore: Wasn't Ms Fonseca's skirt 8d?
Kishore
ReplyDeleteSorry! I didn't notice that you had already i'd the dots.
CV, seeing beyond the dotted skirt, you might also remember Godbole and Moonswamy, not to forget the 'Sardar in the bulb' sketch on the 'Jest a minute' page of the Weekly.
ReplyDeleteThank you Suresh. Now I understand why Col. had put it down as his COD.
ReplyDeleteGood to reminisce about all those interesting and enjoyable cartoon series Mario. Thank you Kishore & CV.
ReplyDeleteBy a singular coincidence, today's TH Sunday Magazine contains a book review on Gerard Da Cunha's book on Mario.
ReplyDeleteSo many deaths of celebrities in this black 2011 !! MF Hussain, Shammi Kapoor, Bhupen Hazarika, Dev Anand, another classical instrumentalist, a literary lady and a few others too.
ReplyDeleteToday's crossword was very weird inasmuch as many imponderable answers. I didn't complete at one go and DOTTED< ICING< HITCHCOCK NIGH IN etc UGH!!